Ashley ‘delighted’ by Boris’ part in Newcastle ‘sportwashing’

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is eagerly awaiting developments amid reports Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to intervene in the proposed sale of the club. The PA news agency understands the sportswear magnate is privately delighted by both the Daily Mail report that Bin Salman urged the British Government […]

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Champions League winners and losers

Jude Bellingham was a winner and a loser. But Phil Foden came of age for the 427th time, while Chelsea showed they can adapt…   Winners Manchester City They never panicked. The players kept faith, despite being bound at one point for yet another quarter-final exit, and Pep Guardiola did not waver. A first Champions […]

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Balogun contract gives West Ham ‘hope’ in Nketiah pursuit

West Ham have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, according to reports. The Hammers are in the market for a new striker after selling Sebastien Haller to Ajax in January. They initially targeted Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri but were rebuffed by the Spanish side. That’s led them to London rivals […]

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Man City pip Chelsea, Liverpool fifth using PL ‘points system’

Keep your brilliant mails coming to theeditor@football365.com.   An irrefutable point system Dear Ed, and Mailboxers alike, Remember when it was the ‘Big 4’, and then expanded to become the ‘Big 6’? I recall much shenanigans from fans saying this was to make United still feel relevant. Great bantz. Additionally there have been many mails […]

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Man Utd in ‘very advanced talks’ after Zidane blessing

Manchester United are in ‘very advanced talks’ to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane. United have been linked with a long list of centre-backs as possible partners for Harry Maguire, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said to be a big admirer of the Madrid star. Gary Neville too has described Varane as an “amazing player” who […]

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Tuchel told to drop ‘blind horse’ Werner in favour of Ziyech

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has been told to drop ‘blind horse’ Timo Werner in favour of teammate Hakim Ziyech. The German forward has struggled at Stamford Bridge since joining from RB Leipzig in July. He’s bagged just five Premier League goals and went on a run of 14 games without scoring. FEATURE: Ranking average age […]

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Mignolet: Alisson suffering same Liverpool problem as me

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet claims Alisson’s recent struggles are due to the same lack of defensive stability he suffered from in his time at Anfield. Mignolet claims Virgil van Dijk’s absence is the key factor in Alisson’s dip in form – a problem the Belgian was used to before the Dutch centre-back arrived on […]

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Liverpool to ignore CL exit by signing Sancho and Mbappe

Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday. Looking at Thursday’s news stories you would be forgiven for not realising.   Phil me up The biggest story emerging from Wednesday evening’s Champions League games was not Liverpool exiting at the hands of Real Madrid or Manchester City reaching their first semi-final under Pep […]

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‘Boss of the defence’ – What people are saying about Saliba

After being frozen out at Arsenal by Mikel Arteta, William Saliba has shown why he’s so highly-rated during a loan spell at Nice over the second half of 2020-21. Saliba, who joined the Gunners for a reported £27million in the summer of 2019, was left out of their Premier League and Europa League squads by Arteta and is yet […]

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‘I want to leave now’ – Torreira issues new Arsenal demand

Lucas Torreira has issued a new demand to Arsenal, saying that he ‘wants to join Boca Juniors now’. The midfielder is hoping to secure a move back to South America to be with his family. He’s been badly impacted by the death of his mother and wants to fulfil his father’s dream of playing in […]

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